Waistband.



No. 837,399. A A PKTENTBDDBG. 4, 1906.

R. L. 000mm.

'WAISTBANDQ APPLICATION FILED MAR. 28. 1905 m wa ' tended to or rubberfacings, or a combination of hooks 1 lmpinge upon t REGINALD LESnIEGOODING, OF BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOES.

WAISTBAND.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 4, 19061 Application filed March 28, 1906. Serial No.252,560.

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be 1t known that I, REGINALD LnsLrn GOODING, a subject of the King ofGreat Britain, and a resident of. Bridgetown, Bar-- badoes, British WestIndies, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inl/Vaistbands, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to that class of devices designed to retain ininseparable contact the Waistbands of skirts and bodices or blouseswhen-adjusted on the person wearin them.

evices'for the purpose have heretofore been provided, but have comprisedin their construction metallic points or hooks inperforate or fasten tothe bands,

Both

or like fastenings and rubber facings.

of said constructions are, however, imperfect masmuchas when hooks andthe like have been employed they tear, Wear out, or otherwise injure theband or bands, and when rubber alone or in combination with hooks orfastenings has been used it has only been ap lied to one side of a skirtor bodice band or elt and is capable of supporting one of the garmentsonly. Moreover, when rubber cings have been employed for the purpose ithas been deemed essential to corrugate the face of the rubberhorizontally in order that it may impin e tightly upon and squeeze thematerial of t e bodice or skirt or like garments into correspondingcorrugations in corsets or pads appliedthereto.

The object of my invention is to provide a skirt and bodice or blouseband holder of particularly li ht construction which will 38 surfaces ofboth the skirt band and the blouse or bodice band, not only by reason ofthe nature of the material or substance employed, but also because ofthe arrangement of the ieces of said substance on one side of the beltbeing intermittent those on the other side.

By my improvement the impinging material is applied to both sides of abelt, so that both skirt and blouse band will be held withtons on theother side.

out additional devices such as, for instance, the pads before mentionedthe use of my device not the sli htest injury will be imparted to theskirt or louse band, While they will be effectively prevented fromderangement due to" the Weight or movement of the body, and, finally,the device is capable of bein easily applie It is to be understood thatin improved belt is to be worn between the skirt and bodice bands andthat independent movement of the said bands will be prevented by thefrictional contact of the rubber buttons or disks therewith.

Reference being had to the accom anying drawings, formin a art of thisspec' cation, and in which e letters refer to similar parts throughout AFigure 1 illustrates'a belt constructed in accordance with my invention.transverse section, enlarged, of the belt.-

The invention comprises the belt- A, constructed of canvas or suitablefabric or ma-' tcrial and provided with a buckle or suitable fasteningdevice B. Buttons or disks of rubber C are secured to opposite sides ofthe belt A by stitching or in any other manneras, for instance, bymetallic fastenings. The buttons are preferably arranged in such mannerthat the buttons on one side ,are alternately arranged with the buttonson the other side. By such belt will lie flatter around the waist, forthe reason that the buttons on one side will be pressed by the outerbodice;or skirt band substantially into alinement with the but-'Moreover, a certain degree of elasticity is imparted to the. belt,because when it is drawn tightl around the waist the canvas straightensand the buttons on one side are forced outwardly out of slimement withthose on the other side, but are again pressed substantiall intoalinement when the outermost band of the skirt or bodice is drawn taut,and by such action the bolt A is additionally tightened and theimpingement of the disks increased. If desired, the frictional contactmay be enhanced Fig. 2 is a an arrangement the Moreover, by

of the skirt i 2 v as /.399

side and the Whole outer surface oftho but- 10' tons being roughened.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twowitnesses.

REGINALD LESLIE GOODING.

b roughenin the surface of the buttons, as iliii strated. at?) in Fig.2.

Havingnow described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Let- I 5 ters Patent, is

A belt of canvas or similar material having Wit *se rubber buttonssecured to both sides thereof, ne s 1 H. P. BAsooM,

the buttons on one side of the belt being alternately arranged withthose on the other P. SEEPHERD.

